Rose McGowan calls Weinstein's claims 'sad, sexist'

LOS ANGELES: Actor Rose McGowan has fired back at Harvey Weinstein for disputing her accusation that he sexual assaulted her in 1997.

McGowan, one of the first people to accuse Weinstein of

sexual harassment

, said it was "a continued attempt" by the producer to malign and 'slut shame' her.

Weinstein, in a new statement via his lawyer, claimed that he had an email from her former manager which said that McGowan had told her afterward that their encounter was "consensual" but she "regretted having done" it.

The disgraced producer also claimed he had an email from Ben Affleck saying McGowan never told him that she was attacked by the producer, contradicting her account.

McGowan responded to the claims with a profanity-filled tweet before releasing a statement, reported Entertainment Weekly.

"Yesterday's statement from Mr Weinstein and his attorney

Ben Brafman

unequivocally proves a continued attempt to malign, smear, and 'slut shame' Rose McGowan. It is an affront not only to Rose, but to the hundreds of women who have come forward with their stories of harassment, sexual abuse, and rape perpetrated by Mr. Weinstein and those like him.

"This is a sad, pathetic old-fashioned sexist attempt to undermine obvious truth, and the gaslighting will no longer be tolerated... Mr Weinstein's attempts to discredit Rose is part of his 20-year-long campaign to silence her, clearly proving he IS the monster so many women have described him to be," the statement said.

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